Nosocomial transmission of Cryptosporidium in a veterinary hospital.
An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred at a veterinary hospital, involving multiple species, including humans. The index case was an infected dairy calf that presented with diarrhea. Several other cases of cryptosporidial diarrhea subsequently developed during a 1-month period. The key features of this outbreak were the multiple species affected, the increased morbidity in immunocompromised neonates, and the failure of implemented control measures to contain the disease.
Konkle
D M
DM
Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
Nelson
K M
KM
Lunn
D P
DP
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005065:Euthanasia; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total